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Tuesday, September 17, 2024
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM EDT
Early Badge Pickup
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM EDT
Help Desk + App Support
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM EDT
Registration
8:00 AM – 10:00 PM EDT
The ONA24 Lounge
9:00 AM – 2:00 PM EDT
AI Executive Summit: Operationalizing AI (RSVP)
Moderator: Paul Cheung – Hacks/Hackers
Moderator: Sisi Wei (she/her/hers) – CalMatters & The Markup
Speaker: Jonathan Flesher (he/him/his) – Reddit
Speaker: Burt Herman – Hacks/Hackers
Speaker: Ernest Kung (he/him/his) – The Associated Press
Speaker: Jonathan Leff (he/him/his) – Thomson Reuters
Speaker: Rubina Madan Fillion (she/her/hers) – The New York Times
Speaker: Alex Mahadevan – Poynter Institute
Speaker: Nic Newman – Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, Oxford University
Speaker: Zach Seward (he/him/his) – The New York Times
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM EDT
Help Stations
9:30 AM – 2:00 PM EDT
First-Time Managers Training (RSVP)
Moderator: Evelyn Hsu (she/her/hers) – The Robert C. Maynard Institute for Journalism Education
Speaker: Jean Marie Brown (she/her/hers) – Texas Christian University
Speaker: Kim Bui (she/her/hers) – Self
Speaker: Felecia D. Henderson (she/her/hers) – Maynard Institute for Journalism Education
Speaker: Martin G. Reynolds (he/him/his) – The Robert C. Maynard Institute for Journalism Education
Leadership + Strategy + Culture
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
Effective Intermediaries (RSVP)
Moderator: Saba Long (she/her/hers) – Atlanta Civic Circle
Speaker: Luella Brien (she/her/hers) – Four Points Press
Speaker: Tracie M. Powell (she/her/hers) – The Pivot Fund, Inc.
Speaker: Carolyn Powers (she/her/hers) – Internews/Listening Post Collective
Leadership + Strategy + Culture
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT
Master Multi-Platform Strategies and Elevate Your Newsroom's Impact with Canva
Speaker: Diana Abeleven (she/her/hers) – Canva
Moderator: Georgia Diaconescu (she/her/hers) – Flourish, part of Canva
Practical Insights + Tools
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10:00 AM – 1:00 PM EDT
Finding Your Mid-Career Groove Workshop (RSVP)
Speaker: Marie Gilot (she/her/hers) – Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY
Speaker: Kyle Plantz (he/him/his) – Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY
Leadership + Strategy + Culture
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM EDT
ONA Traffic Summit
Moderator: Noreen Gillespie (she/her/hers) – Microsoft
Speaker: Lance Dixon (he/him/his) – The 19th*
Speaker: Erica A. Hernandez (she/her/hers) – CNN
Speaker: Stephanie Toone (she/her/hers) – Canopy Atlanta
Leadership + Strategy + Culture
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM EDT
A Journalist’s Guide To Using Perplexity For Research
Speaker: Jeremy Caplan (he/him/his) – CUNY Newmark Graduate School of Journalism
Speaker: Sara Platnick – Perplexity
AI + Emerging Technology
12:30 PM – 2:30 PM EDT
Doubling Down On Community: How to Build a Loyal and Known Audience
Speaker: Dalia Vainer – Viafoura
Speaker: Dan Seaman – Viafoura
Moderator: Mark Zohar (he/him/his) – Viafoura
Audience Development
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1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT
Using Parse.ly: New Features and Top Workflows
Speaker: Daniela Bloch (she/her/hers) – Parse.ly
Audience Development
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2:00 PM – 2:45 PM EDT
First-Timer's Orientation
Moderator: Meghan Murphy – Online News Association
Moderator: Lauren Williams – Capital B
Leadership + Strategy + Culture
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM EDT
Official Conference Kickoff: Opening Remarks and Featured Session: It’s Time For A Different Lens on Election Coverage
Moderator: Versha Sharma – Teen Vogue
Speaker: Sandhya E. Dirks (she/her/hers) – NPR
Speaker: Errin Haines – The 19th
Speaker: Tia Mitchell (she/her/hers) – Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Leadership + Strategy + Culture
5:00 PM – 6:30 PM EDT
ONA24 Welcome Reception
Thursday, September 19, 2024
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM EDT
Help Desk + App Support
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM EDT
Registration
8:00 AM – 10:00 PM EDT
The ONA24 Lounge
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM EDT
Featured Session: In Conversation With Jonathan Flesher, VP of Business Development, Reddit
Moderator: Paul Cheung – Hacks/Hackers
Speaker: Jonathan Flesher (he/him/his) – Reddit
Leadership + Strategy + Culture
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM EDT
Visit the Midway
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
Calling All Change-Makers! (RSVP)
Moderator: Abbey Gingras (she/her/hers) – News Revenue Hub
Moderator: Mary Walter-Brown – News Revenue Hub
This session brought to you by
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
Staying Connected: How Text-Based News Services Can Broaden Rural Reporting
Speaker: Mary Snapp – Microsoft
Speaker: Kimberly Griffin (she/her/hers) – Mississippi Free Press
Speaker: Jonathan Kealing (he/him/his) – Institute for Nonprofit News
Speaker: Margaret Coker (she/her/hers) – The Current GA
Moderator: Keith Pepper – Rough Draft Atlanta
This session brought to you by
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
What Does the Public Think of How You Will (and Won’t) Use AI?
Speaker: Amanda Y. Barrett (she/her/hers) – The Associated Press
Speaker: Laura Duclos (she/her/hers) – Texas Tribune
Speaker: Summer Moore – American City Business Journals
Speaker: Lynn Walsh (she/her/hers) – Trusting News
Speaker: Kate Winkle (she/her/hers) – KXAN
Audience Development
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
What Smaller Orgs Can Teach Everyone About AI and Trust
Moderator: Yumi Wilson (she/her/hers) – AI in Journalism
Speaker: Vania André – The Haitian Times
Speaker: Paris Brown – Baltimore Times
Speaker: José J. Nieves (he/him/his) – El Toque
AI + Emerging Technology
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
Diversity is More than Staffing, It’s News Coverage: Ensuring More Missing People of Color Make the Headlines
Moderator: Gabrielle Jones (she/her/hers) – Louisville Public Media
Speaker: Jonathan Franklin (he/him/his) – NPR
Speaker: Alina Hartounian (she/her/hers) – NPR
Speaker: Rebkah Howard (she/her/hers) – Black and Missing Foundation
Speaker: Natalie Wilson (she/her/hers) – Black and Missing Foundation
Practical Insights + Tools
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
Engage & Earn: How to Launch Your Audience and Revenue Building Events
Speaker: Idalmy Carrera-Colucci (she/her/hers) – Blue Engine Collaborative
Speaker: DeAnna Tisdale Johnson (she/her/hers) – Jackson Advocate
Speaker: Janey Tate (she/her/hers) – Hy-Lo News
Revenue + Sustainability
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
Early + Mid-Career Advice Sessions
Leadership + Strategy + Culture
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EDT
Wonder Tools: 24 Surprisingly Useful New Sites, Apps and Services to Boost Your Productivity and Creativity
Speaker: Jeremy Caplan (he/him/his) – CUNY Newmark Graduate School of Journalism
Practical Insights + Tools
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EDT
Leadership in the Age of AI
Speaker: Vania André – The Haitian Times
Speaker: Aimee L. Rinehart (she/her/hers) – The Associated Press
Speaker: Nikita Roy (she/her/hers) – International Center for Journalists
Speaker: Anita Zielina (she/her/hers) – Better Leaders Lab
Leadership + Strategy + Culture
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EDT
It’s Never Not Election Season: Developing a Strategy for During and In-Between Local Elections
Speaker: Ariel Zirulnick (she/her/hers) – Independent
Speaker: Bridget Thoreson (she/her/hers) – Hearken
Audience Development
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EDT
How to Communicate Audience Insights to the Newsroom
Speaker: Fernanda Braune Brackenrich (she/her/hers) – Financial Times
Speaker: Tess Jeffers (she/her/hers) – The Wall Street Journal
Audience Development
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EDT
The Key to Context: How Listening to Online Communities Can Transform Your Approach to Audience Engagement
Moderator: Gabriel Z. Sands (he/him/his) – reddit
Speaker: Alex Connor (she/her/hers) – The Associated Press
Speaker: Ryan Beckler (he/him/his) – NBC News
Speaker: Sarakshi Rai (she/her/hers) – The Hill
Speaker: Gillian Van Stratt (she/her/hers) – MLive.com
Audience Development
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EDT
Upcharge Your Food Coverage
Speaker: Rosalind Bentley (she/her/hers) – Gravy
Speaker: Wendell Brock – The Bitter Southerner
Speaker: Mike Jordan – Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Speaker: Hanna Raskin – The Food Section
Practical Insights + Tools
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EDT
Weaving Community Threads
Speaker: Kimberly Griffin (she/her/hers) – Mississippi Free Press
Speaker: Diamond Hardiman – Free Press
Speaker: DaLyah Jones – Borealis Philanthropy,
Speaker: Janey Tate (she/her/hers) – Hy-Lo News
Speaker: Stephanie Toone (she/her/hers) – Canopy Atlanta
Practical Insights + Tools
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EDT
ONA Legal Panel: You Might Want To Loop In Legal
Moderator: Alison Schary – Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
Speaker: Jonathan Hart (he/him/his) – Knight Foundation
Speaker: Samantha C. Hamilton (she/her/hers) – Atlanta Community Press Collective
Speaker: Patricia J. Peña – Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
Leadership + Strategy + Culture
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EDT
What Do We Make, Again? Helpful Product Strategies For Busy Newsrooms
Speaker: Leah Becerra (she/her/hers) – The Boston Globe
Speaker: Laura Krantz McNeill – The Chronicle of Higher Education
Speaker: Margaux Maxwell (she/her/hers) – Oregon Public Broadcasting
Practical Insights + Tools
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EDT
Early + Mid-Career Advice Sessions
Leadership + Strategy + Culture
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EDT
[BLANK] Is the Future of Journalism
Moderator: Robert Hernandez (he/him/his) – USC Annenberg / JOVRNALISM
Speaker: Ghazala Irshad (she/her/hers) – The Marshall Project
Speaker: Izz LaMagdeleine (they/them/theirs) – Snopes
Speaker: Christina A. Lee (she/her/hers) – Canopy Atlanta
Speaker: Tracie M. Powell (she/her/hers) – The Pivot Fund, Inc.
Leadership + Strategy + Culture
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EDT
Redefining News In The Age Of Social Media
Moderator: Jim Brady – Knight Foundation
Speaker: Blair Imani (she/her/hers) – Smarter in Seconds
Speaker: Katerina Eva Matsa – Pew Research Center
Speaker: Mosheh Oinounou – Mo News
Leadership + Strategy + Culture
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1:15 PM – 2:15 PM EDT
Luncheon — Beyond Hype & Alarmism: Elevating AI Coverage in the Newsroom
Moderator: Garance Burke (she/her/hers) – The Associated Press
Speaker: Varsha Bansal – Independent
Speaker: Lam Thuy Vo (she/her/hers) – Documented / Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY
Speaker: Gideon Lichfield (he/him/his) – Independent
AI + Emerging Technology
This luncheon is hosted by
1:15 PM – 2:15 PM EDT
Luncheon - 12 Lessons in 12 Months: Transforming the Wall Street Journal Into a Truly Audience-First Newsroom
Speaker: Marie Beaudette – The Wall Street Journal
Speaker: Kevin Dubouis (he/him/his) – The Wall Street Journal
Speaker: Taneth Evans – The Wall Street Journal
Leadership + Strategy + Culture
Hosted by
1:15 PM – 2:15 PM EDT
Luncheon — Fact Check This: One Nonprofit’s Audacious Goal To Combat Misinformation
Moderator: S. Mitra Kalita (she/her/hers) – Epicenter-NYC
Speaker: Ed Bice (he/him/his) – Meedan
Leadership + Strategy + Culture
This luncheon is hosted by
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM EDT
"A Human Condition" – A Play
Speaker: Luisa Ortiz Pérez (she/her/hers) – Vita-Activa.Org
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM EDT
From Generic to Genius: Elevating Engagement with Personalized Newsletters
Speaker: Simran Cashyap – Echobox
Audience Development
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM EDT
Trusted Messengers: Journalism In The Age Of Chat Apps
Moderator: Ellery Roberts Biddle (she/her/hers) – Meedan
Speaker: Ed Bice (he/him/his) – Meedan
Speaker: Maggie Farley (she/her/hers) – International Center for Journalists
Speaker: Erica Hellerstein (she/her/hers) – El Tímpano
Speaker: S. Mitra Kalita (she/her/hers) – Epicenter-NYC
Speaker: Nicolás Ríos – Documented NY
AI + Emerging Technology
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM EDT
Early + Mid-Career Advice Sessions
Leadership + Strategy + Culture
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM EDT
What Are the Pillars for Healthy Product Operations in Local News? Lessons From the NPA Community
Speaker: Feli Carrique (she/her/hers) – News Product Alliance
Speaker: Upasna Gautam (she/her/hers) – News Product Alliance & CNN
Speaker: Eric Ulken (he/him/his) – The Baltimore Banner
Leadership + Strategy + Culture
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM EDT
Ethical Journalism Across Every Beat in the Era of AI
Speaker: Amanda Y. Barrett (she/her/hers) – The Associated Press
Speaker: Garance Burke (she/her/hers) – The Associated Press
AI + Emerging Technology
Sponsored By
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM EDT
How To Win on Search and Social As Platforms Deprioritize News
Moderator: Brad Streicher (he/him/his) – Chartbeat
Speaker: Will Federman – The Hill
Speaker: Anne Look Thiam – BBC Studios
Speaker: Gabby Vukelić – Newsday
Leadership + Strategy + Culture
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM EDT
Recruiting and Managing a Diverse Cohort of Freelancers
Speaker: Katherine Reynolds Lewis (she/her/hers) – The Institute for Independent Journalists
Leadership + Strategy + Culture
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM EDT
Educators Meetup
Leadership + Strategy + Culture
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM EDT
Youth Reporting Meetup
Leadership + Strategy + Culture
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM EDT
Charting The News: Mastering Data Storytelling In The Newsroom
Moderator: María Fernanda Callejón (she/her/hers) – Flourish (Canva)
Speaker: Sophia Eppolito – The Associated Press
Speaker: David Foster – Yahoo Finance
Speaker: Lyndsey Pereira-Brereton (she/her/hers) – Flourish/Canva
Speaker: Sophie Rosenbaum – The Associated Press
Practical Insights + Tools
This session brought to you by
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
Southern Journalists Meetup
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
Early + Mid-Career Advice Sessions
Leadership + Strategy + Culture
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
News Product Meetup
Leadership + Strategy + Culture
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
AI Innovators Collaborative IRL Meetup
Leadership + Strategy + Culture
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
Newsletter Professionals Meetup
Leadership + Strategy + Culture
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
Early Career Meetup
Leadership + Strategy + Culture
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
Audience Engagement Professionals Meetup
Leadership + Strategy + Culture
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
Freelancers Meetup
Leadership + Strategy + Culture
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
Consumer Revenue in News Meetup
Leadership + Strategy + Culture
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
Coverage Planners in Newsrooms Meetup
Leadership + Strategy + Culture
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
Local News Researchers Meetup
Leadership + Strategy + Culture
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
New Tools For Reporting
Speaker: Mary Nahorniak (she/her/hers) – Google News Initiative
Practical Insights + Tools
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5:15 PM – 6:15 PM EDT
Are you a know it all? Join trivia night to find out
Networking
Hosted by
6:30 PM – 7:30 PM EDT
Experience the Substance and Soul of the South with The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Networking
Hosted by
Friday, September 20, 2024
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM EDT
Friday Kickstart: Lenfest Institute CoP Breakfast
Networking
Hosted by
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM EDT
Help Desk + App Support
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM EDT
Registration
8:00 AM – 10:00 PM EDT
The ONA24 Lounge
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM EDT
Featured Session: Fighting For What's Real: What's Now And Next For Digital Provenance
Moderator: Ryan Y. Kellett (he/him/his) – Harvard University
Speaker: Mansoor "Manny" Ahmed (he/him/his) – OpenOrigins
Speaker: Santiago Lyon – Content Authenticity Initiative
Speaker: Rhona Tarrant – CBS News Confirmed
Leadership + Strategy + Culture
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM EDT
Help Stations
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM EDT
Visit the Midway
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
Conserving Local News: Revive a Legacy Brand, or Start Something New
Moderator: Rodney Mahone (he/him/his) – The Chronicle of Philanthropy
Speaker: Ross McDuffie (he/him/his) – National Trust for Local News
Revenue + Sustainability
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
A Journalist’s Guide to Ethical Generative AI Use
Speaker: Kyle Plantz (he/him/his) – Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY
Speaker: Nikita Roy (she/her/hers) – International Center for Journalists
AI + Emerging Technology
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
Planning for Breaking News
Speaker: Kendall Trammell (she/her/hers) – CNN
Speaker: Natalie Daher – Axios
Speaker: Nicole Hernandez (she/her/hers) – The Associated Press
Speaker: Hannah Wise (she/her/hers) – The Kansas City Star
Practical Insights + Tools
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
How to Use Empathy to Build Better Editors and Newsroom Leaders
Speaker: Mason Bryan (he/him/his) – Prison Journalism Project
Speaker: Tony Elkins (he/him/his) – Poynter Institute
Leadership + Strategy + Culture
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
A Revenue Strategy Rooted in Service: Engaging Hard-To-Reach Communities IRL and Digitally
Speaker: S. Mitra Kalita (she/her/hers) – Epicenter-NYC
Speaker: Carolina Valencia (she/her/hers) – Epicenter NYC
Speaker: Melanie H. Figueiredo (she/her/hers) – URL Media
Speaker: Kenneth Miles (he/him/his) – Trenton Journal
Revenue + Sustainability
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
Early + Mid-Career Advice Sessions
Leadership + Strategy + Culture
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
Election 2024: What Could Possibly Go Wrong? We’ll Tell You Where To Start Looking
Moderator: Errin Haines – The 19th
Speaker: Tiana Epps-Johnson – Center for Tech and Civic Life
Speaker: Joanna Lydgate – States United Democracy Center
Speaker: Sam Oliker-Friedland (he/him/his) – Institute for Responsive Government
Leadership + Strategy + Culture
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EDT
Behind the Curtain: Insights on Using Data Storytelling in Investigative Journalism
Moderator: Harrison Hove (he/him/his) – University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications
Speaker: Lexi Churchill – ProPublica-Texas Tribune Investigative Team
Speaker: Maria Parazo Rose (she/her/hers) – Grist
Speaker: Alan Halaly (he/him/his) – Las Vegas Review-Journal
Practical Insights + Tools
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EDT
How Strong Is Your AI Spidey Sense? Skills for Detecting AI in Imagery and Sound
Speaker: Kristen B. Reed (she/her/hers) – TEGNA
Speaker: Sara Roth (she/her/hers) – VERIFY
Speaker: Lindsay Claiborn (she/her/hers) – VERIFY
AI + Emerging Technology
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EDT
Trailblazing Women Leaders of Color: Harnessing the Power of Being the ”Only One”
Speaker: Angela Chao (she/her/hers) – Healthline Media, RVO Health
Speaker: Kristal Dixon (she/her/hers) – Axios Atlanta
Speaker: Cynthia Dubose (she/her/hers) – McClatchy
Speaker: Leslie Rivera (she/her/hers) – Warner Bros. Discovery Digital News & Sports
Leadership + Strategy + Culture
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EDT
Lessons From the AI Journalism Lab
Moderator: Nikita Roy (she/her/hers) – International Center for Journalists
Speaker: David Cohn – Advance Local
Speaker: Rodney Gibbs – National Trust for Local News
Speaker: Swagatika Priyadarshini (she/her/hers) – Reuters News Agency
Speaker: Nico Russo – SAOViVO
Speaker: Caiwei Chen (she/her/hers) – Freelance
AI + Emerging Technology
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12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EDT
Pivot to Thoughtfulness: Taking a Measured Approach to Launching New Tools in Your Newsroom
Speaker: Eric Athas (he/him/his) – The New York Times
Speaker: Kwame Opam (he/him/they/them) – The Chicago Sun-Times
Leadership + Strategy + Culture
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EDT
How to Find and Navigate the Internet’s Darkest Corners
Speaker: Kevin Nguyen (he/him/his) – Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Speaker: Ali Winston (he/him/his) – Independent
Practical Insights + Tools
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EDT
Strategies, Tools and Templates for When Disasters Hit
Speaker: Kate B. Maxwell (she/her/hers) – News Go Bag Project and RJI Innovation Fellow 23-24
Speaker: María Arce (she/her/hers) – Reynolds Journalism Institute at the University of Missouri
Practical Insights + Tools
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EDT
Speed Skillsharing
Speaker: Holly J. Morris (she/her/hers) – NPR
Speaker: Patrick Wood – NPR
Practical Insights + Tools
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EDT
Finding Stories in Weather Data
Speaker: John Keefe – The New York Times
AI + Emerging Technology
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EDT
Early + Mid-Career Advice Sessions
Leadership + Strategy + Culture
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM EDT
Online Journalism Awards Luncheon and Ceremony
Host: Amara Walker – CNN
1:15 PM – 2:15 PM EDT
Luncheon - Unlocking the AI-Editorial Hybrid Approach to Journalistic Curation
Speaker: Tim Ruder – Taboola
AI + Emerging Technology
Hosted by
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM EDT
Yes, And: How Improv Skills Can Help Your Newsroom Earn Trust
Speaker: Dan Klein (he/him/his) – Stanford University
Speaker: Michelle Darby (she/her/hers) – StoryCraft
Speaker: Patrick Swanson (he/him/his) – Verso
Speaker: Natalia Antelava – Coda Story
Moderator: Sarah Bishop Woods (she/her/hers) – News Revenue Hub
This session brought to you by
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM EDT
Launching on YouTube as a News Creator
Speaker: Nicolette Scott (she/her/hers) – YouTube
Audience Development
This session brought to you by
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EDT
Climate Journalists Meetup
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EDT
LGBTQ+ Journalists Meetup
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EDT
Early + Mid-Career Advice Sessions
Leadership + Strategy + Culture
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EDT
European Attendee Meetup
Leadership + Strategy + Culture
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EDT
Journalists of Color Meetup
Leadership + Strategy + Culture
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EDT
Digital in TV Broadcast Newsrooms Meetup
Leadership + Strategy + Culture
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EDT
Founders and Entrepreneurs Meetup
Leadership + Strategy + Culture
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EDT
Student Meetup
Leadership + Strategy + Culture
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EDT
Audio Makers Meetup
Leadership + Strategy + Culture
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EDT
Project Managers Meetup
Leadership + Strategy + Culture
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EDT
Visual Journalists Meetup
Leadership + Strategy + Culture
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EDT
Safety Meetup
Leadership + Strategy + Culture
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
Local News Renaissance
Moderator: Duc Luu (he/him/his) – Knight Foundation
Speaker: Dale Anglin (she/her/hers) – Press Forward
Speaker: Jess King (she/her/hers) – Steinman Institute
Speaker: DuBose Porter (he/him/his) – Georgia Trust for Local News
Leadership + Strategy + Culture
This session brought to you by
5:15 PM – 6:15 PM EDT
ONA24 Diversity Celebration
Hosted by
Saturday, September 21, 2024
8:30 AM – 11:00 AM EDT
Registration/Helpdesk
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EDT
Safety Workshop Series (1/4): Risk Assessment with IWMF (RSVP)
Speaker: Jeff Belzil (he/him/his) – International Women Media Foundation
Leadership + Strategy + Culture
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT
Newsletter Workshop: Case Studies and Actionable Steps for Success (RSVP)
Speaker: Christopher Sopher – Letterhead
Speaker: Bruce Pinchbeck, Jr. (he/him/his) – Letterhead
Audience Development
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10:00 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
Taking It Home: Distilling Your ONA24 Experience Into Next Steps
Speaker: Jeremy Caplan (he/him/his) – CUNY Newmark Graduate School of Journalism
Leadership + Strategy + Culture
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT
Building & Maintaining A Local News Business (Morning Session) (RSVP)
Speaker: Sarah Gustavus Lim (she/her/hers) – LION Publishers
Speaker: Shelly Hunter (she/her/hers) – LION Publishers
Leadership + Strategy + Culture
10:00 AM – 1:00 PM EDT
Grad Ready Workshop (RSVP)
Moderator: Elizabeth Gabriel – WFYI
Moderator: Nicole Smith (she/her/hers) – Harvard Business Review
Speaker: Jannelle Andes (she/her/hers) – The Click News, New York University
Speaker: Ashirwaad Badami (he/him/his) – Northwestern University
Speaker: Corinne Chin (she/her/hers) – The Associated Press
Speaker: Cheryl Collier (she/her/hers) – CNN International
Speaker: Taylor Croft – The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Speaker: Larry Graham – The Diversity Pledge Institute
Speaker: Alex Ip (he/him/his) – The Xylom
Speaker: Kimeko McCoy (she/her/hers) – Digiday
Speaker: Najja Parker – The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Speaker: LaPorsche Thomas (she/her/hers) – Independent
Speaker: Brittney McNamara (she/her/hers) – Teen Vogue
Leadership + Strategy + Culture
10:00 AM – 1:00 PM EDT
Going Solo: Creator Journalist Workshop (By Application)
Speaker: Ryan Y. Kellett (he/him/his) – Harvard University
Speaker: Liz Kelly Nelson (she/her/hers) – Project C
Speaker: Caitlin Dewey (she/her/hers) – Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends
Speaker: Blair Hickman (she/her/hers) – Ida Media
Practical Insights + Tools
10:00 AM – 3:00 PM EDT
Slay Your Dragon: Deliver Your Most-Important Performance Challenge with MTC @ ONA (By Application)
Speaker: Amanda Y. Barrett (she/her/hers) – The Associated Press
Speaker: Charlie Baum – Media Transformation Challenge
Speaker: Benjamin Wagner (he/him/his) – Media Transformation Challenge
Leadership + Strategy + Culture
10:00 AM – 3:30 PM EDT
Designing the Future Newsroom Workshop: AI in 2030 (RSVP)
Speaker: Paul Cheung – Hacks/Hackers
Speaker: Burt Herman – Hacks/Hackers
AI + Emerging Technology
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT
AI Tools Workshop (RSVP)
Speaker: Mike Reilley – University of Illinois Chicago
AI + Emerging Technology
11:15 AM – 12:15 PM EDT
Safety Workshop Series (2/4): Secure Communications with Freedom of the Press Foundation (RSVP)
Speaker: Harlo Holmes (she/her/hers) – Freedom of the Press Foundation
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM EDT
Building & Maintaining A Local News Business (Afternoon Session: Repeat) (RSVP)
Speaker: Sarah Gustavus Lim (she/her/hers) – LION Publishers
Speaker: Shelly Hunter (she/her/hers) – LION Publishers
Leadership + Strategy + Culture
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM EDT
Safety Workshop Series (3/4): Exploring the State of Cybersecurity with Center for News, Technology and Innovation (RSVP)
Speaker: Amy Mitchell (she/her/hers) – Center for News, Technology & Innovation
1:30 PM – 3:30 PM EDT
AI for Educators Workshop (RSVP)
Speaker: Mike Reilley – University of Illinois Chicago
2:45 PM – 3:45 PM EDT
Safety Workshop Series (4/4): Peer Support and Community Building with PEN America (RSVP)
Speaker: Viktorya Vilk (she/her/hers) – PEN America
Speaker: Jeje Mohamed (she/her/hers) – Aegis Safety Alliance